Lady's Guide 女人Guide

Fanta Shake Shake

2009-08-27T09:06:00.000-07:00

Last time the Super Chilled Coke didn't work. So I was curious about the Shake Shake Fanta drink. It says chill it and before drinking, shake it 10 times and it'd become a jelly like drink (but still with the bubbles). It worked and it is actually quite good.

See the following video. Oh well in Cantonese....

上次可樂凝冰試驗失敗，今次我又試試Shake Shake Fanta. 用法是先冷藏，飲用前搖十下，入面的汽水就結成果凍狀(但仍是有汽的啊!)。今次成功了，還頗好喝的。

我錄了一段短片，大家可以看看。(不過只有廣東話)

Last Call to Get Bikini Ready 趕著在夏天完結前穿比堅尼

2009-08-13T13:01:00.000-07:00

I was once a lazy person. Never exercise. However I LOVE food. Results? A very "round" body. Sadly I'm born tiny, meaning, shot. So a little extra weight on me looks like a ton. In the past couple years I have keeping a healthy weight. Not saying I'm as skinny as super models, as, I don't think that looks healthy. I just stick to the weight that is "clinically healthy". No more and no less.

And a few weeks ago I went to the beach with my little cousin. She asked me how I "created" the curve on the sides of my waist. Frankly, there's just the 1 method, no shortcut for lazy people : watch your "balance sheet" of energy income and expenditure. Meaning, if you love food like me, move more. EXERCISE!!

I know sometimes it's hard to stick to. We have all sorts of reasons. Tired, no time. Whatever reasons. You can have whatever reasons to persuade yourself that you shouldn't exercise. Then don't complain that you're fat, especially when you don't stop eating!!

My plan is simple, since I'm not a big fan of snacks and oily food, I only have to eat normal portion, and watch my sugar intake as I love desserts. I always eat the same but in the past without exercise, I just got fat. Now with exercise, I basically eat the same things but I am getting slim and toned and in healthy shape. Hey I might not look like what your ideal body shape is as most people are brain washed that skinny is the "standard". But skinny is a sick standard they are clinically too thin.

So if you eat, exercise. If you don't eat much but you're still fat, you still need to exercise because if your body's metabolism stays constant, your weight stays constant and it's only when your metabolic rate increase then you can burn the fats that you don't want. It's just as simple as that. Simple math indeed. And it takes time. You might be able to lose a guy in 10 days but you can't lose 10 pounds in 10 days. 2 pounds or 1kg a week is maximum. And it's just an average number. You lose easily at first and you get slower later.

So what's my exercise plan? Cardio exercise to burn fat and weight training to tone muscles. You can do other things if you want. But I find that more suitable for me as I don't like dancing or group exercises. And to be honest I've been to classes in the gym and they are quite useless as they are too mild as they have to entertain everyone of every fitness level. So the exercises don't really burn that much energy.

When i was on my trip to europe, I ate a lot, I gained some. But when I was back, I started my exercise again and I got back to my usual shape in a couple weeks. I've been lazy for a couple weeks again and I know it's ok because it's going to get back to normal in a couple weeks' time. Of course it's always good to keep doing it 3 times a week but if you've lost your weight, don't stress yourself that much. Just remember you have to do it and it's maintenance mode so missing one or two weeks won't kill you. But YOU HAVE TO DO IT.

Hey once again, if you are too lazy, too busy, whatever, then don't complain you're fat. You are not entitled to complaining as, no pain no gain right?

Here's a good link to some very good exercises (video) for a bikini ready body. Might not be easy at first, but they are effective. But you don't have much time left before summer ends so you better get started right now!

Get a Bikini Body in 4 Weeks

I will write more about fitness and diet i guess this serves as an introduction.

我曾經也是個大懶人，永遠不會去做運動。但我又非常貪吃。結果？當然是一個圓圓的身體。可惜我是天生嬌小型，即是天生個子小，所以重少少在我身上都似是胖很多似的。不過在過去兩三年我都一直保持著健康的體重。我並非說我瘦得像某些模特兒，因為我不覺得瘦骨如柴是健康。我只保持著醫學上所說的健康體重，不多也不少。

幾個星期前跟表妹去海灘，她問我怎樣練成我的腰線。說真的，只有一個方法。就是注意你的能量進出!!即是，如果你像我一樣愛吃，就要多點運動!!

我知道運動並不容易維持的做。我們都有各式的藉口。可能是累，或者是沒時間。甚麼理由都好，你用甚麼藉口來說服自己不做運動都好，請不要再埋怨自己胖!!尤其是你不運動又不忍口!

我的做法其實是很簡單的。因為我本身就不愛吃零食又不愛油膩的東西，我只要吃正常份量，及注易我的糖份攝取(因我愛吃甜品)就可以了。我一直吃的都是差不多。以前不做運動，就一直在發胖。現在有運動，吃的差不多，但就一直瘦了又結實了。但我未必是很多人被洗腦完所想的"瘦"。但那種瘦是病態來的，醫生也會說是過瘦不健康。

所以如果要吃，就要運動。如果你吃的不多但仍然是胖，也要做運動。因為如果你新陳代謝不變，體重要降的話你仍是要將代謝率提升。即是要做運動花費一下你的熱量了。就是這麼簡單的數學原理。不過也不是一朝一夕就行的。你可以像電影一樣10日內甩掉一個男人，但不能在10日內甩掉10磅。每星期兩磅或1kg已是極限，且這只是平均數。你可能發覺開始時瘦得較快，然後又會變慢點。是正常的。

那我又做甚麼運動呢？主要是做帶氧運動來燃燒脂肪加重力訓練來結實肌肉和收緊線條。你可以做其他的運動。但我個人覺得以上所說的最適合我，因為我不愛跳舞也不愛上集體課。其實之前我也有參加過健身室的健體班但不覺得太有用。因為他們要遷就所有人的體能，所以通常都是運動量不多又比較入門的。根本就不能燒去很多能量。

早前我去歐洲一直的吃吃吃，重了一點。但我回來後做了一兩星期運動就回復原狀了。我近來又懶了兩星期。不過我知道只要我又努力一兩個星期我又會回復原狀的。我不太擔心。當然最好就是能保持每週三次運動了。但如果你已到達你的理想體重，我覺得就不用太緊長。只要記得你要維持這體重，就要做運動。如果停了一兩星期是不會死的。但你一定要繼續做運動。

請容許我再三強調，如果你懶，你太忙，甚麼都好，不做運動就不要埋怨自己肥。你是沒有資格埋怨的。世界上沒有不勞而穫的啊!!

我在網上找到一個很好的運動短片，讓你為穿比堅尼作準備。起初做的時候可能會有點難，但這些都是很有效的運動! 今年夏天所剩的時間不多了，還不快快開始行動？

Get a Bikini Body in 4 Weeks

遲些我會在這裡多寫有關健體及健康飲食的文章。這一篇就當是預告吧!

Makeup Modeling 化妝模特兒

2009-08-09T11:23:00.001-07:00

Recently I have time to explore many things and I happened to hook up with people who need makeup models for practice. There are a lot of makeup students or makeup-artist-to-be who want different kinds of models to practise their skills. And models don't have to be a "super model", just ordinary people as, the makeup artists would have to face ordinary people so the real work is to get it right with normal girls.

I've done it 3 times so far and get some more requests in the coming weeks. Basically you just sit there and have the makeup students to do your makeup, and sometimes hair as well. Most of the requests I've got are wedding makeup. But I've done a funny one which was a 50's makeup which made me look quite ghosty hehe. Hey don't take it too seriously, as it's just makeup. If you don't like it, wipe it away and you can go home. The students won't mind it because they only need you there for practice.

The good thing about being a makeup model is that you can try different makeup style and tricks as every makeup artist has their own tricks of trade. Also if you are observant enough you can learn a few new tips. You can even ask them how to do a certain trick and I'm sure they are more than happy to teach you that (because makeup models usually don't get any fees...)

So how to be a makeup model? Just go to google or facebook and search. There are many groups that look for models. And you don't have to have perfect skin or best features as, like I said, they need people with different looks to do the job. But, as someone who worked with models myself for many years, there are some things that you have to bare in mind if you want to try this fun modeling thing. Firstly, remember you're a model not a client, so whatever the makeup artist do on your face, except it's hurting you or doing something that you cannot erase, please let the artist do it. YOU CAN AWAYS WIPE THE MAKEUP AWAY! Your job there is to be the canvas for the artist to practice. Also, be on time as most of the time they book you to a class so if you are late, the teacher will start without you and your makeup artist will miss a lot of steps while the other classmates are already doing what the teacher's been telling them to do.

Who shouldn't try to be a makeup model? Obviously those who have very sensitive skin or allergic to makeup, or are very uncomfortable with not being able to control what others do to their face (or hair. don't worry they won't cut your hair. they'd just put it up or something).

Enjoy it. I'm sure you'd like the experience it's really fun to see yourself looking different in different people's hands!

Bridal makeup with 2 layers of false eye lashes
新娘化妝 - 兩層假睫毛

50's style makeup
50年代妝

Bridal makeup with nice hairdo, bit of retro style
新娘化妝及新娘髮型，有點懷舊味道

最近比較清閒，所以有時間去嘗試不同的東西。因緣際會跟學化妝的朋友認識了，當了幾次化妝/練妝模特兒。其實有很多學化妝的朋友或將成為化妝師的朋友都需要各式的模特兒來練習。而這些模特兒並不需要是"超模"，平凡人如我也可擔當。因為這些朋友們面對的客戶都將會是普通人，所以他們找練習的模特兒都是普通女孩子就可以了。

到現時我已做過三次化妝模特兒。在未來數星期亦會再做多幾次。工作方面嘛，主要就是坐著讓化妝學生們幫你化妝，或造髮型設計。大多數學生都是練習新娘化妝的，但我亦有做過一個50年代妝練習的，很有鬼味很搞笑。不要太緊張啊，只是化妝。如果你不喜歡，是可以抹掉才回家的。學生們絕對不會介意，因為他們要你來的目的是練習。

做化妝模特兒的好處是可以試試不同化妝師的風格和技巧。每位化妝師都有自己的獨們技巧，如果你肯留心你更可以學到一招半式。你甚至可以請教他們，他們一定落於賜教，因為你當他們的模特兒是不收分文的呀!

那麼怎樣成為化妝模特兒呢？其實在Google或Facebook搜尋你就可找到很多正在尋找化妝模特兒的組織。你亦不需要有絕頂好皮膚或完美五官才可勝任，因為正如我所說，學生們需要各式各樣的模特兒才能真正的練習啊。不過要做模特兒，你要緊記以下兩點。第一，你要記住，作為模特兒你並非顧客。除非學生們的動作會傷害你的臉或令事情不能補救，否則讓他們化罷!化妝是抹得去的不要怕啊!你的工作是當藝術家的畫紙。此外，請你要盡時。因為如果是上課的話，你遲到了老師都會繼續講課的。那請你來的同學就慘了，別人都做了老師所教的，他還是在等你，會拖累你化妝師的進度呢!

那麼哪些人不宜做化妝模特兒？就是那些皮膚很易敏感的人，或是很不慣任人擺佈的人罷。(不要怕，就選他們要幫你做髮型，都不會幫你剪髮的)。

好好的享受做化妝模特兒的過程罷!看見自己在不同的人手中變成不同的形象，我相信你一定會非常有趣。

Super Chilled Coke 神奇凝冰可樂

2009-08-08T05:09:00.000-07:00

The curious me always want to try the latest cool and funny things. I heard that Coca Cola had a new product called "Supper Chilled" which is basically supercooling (put the coke in a super cold fridge) the soda, making it very cold but not turning into ice. When you open the bottle and shake it a bit the liquid inside will turn into ice when the temperature drops to the freezing point where ice is created. I found the machine, paid the HK$10, but it didn't work. It was very cold though, but no ice... Maybe I forgot to sip one as directed by the instruction on the machine...I have video evidence

好奇的我一有新產品都會第一時間去試。早前聽說可樂推出"神奇凝冰"，以"過冷現象"的科學原理將汽水放在超低溫的雪櫃，冷著它們但又不令它們結冰。當你打開樽蓋時或將它搖一搖，汽水的溫度會落至會凝結的溫度，所以就會結冰了。但不知怎的我買了一瓶，它只是很冷但沒結冰，有被騙的感覺。可能是我沒有看清楚汽水機上的說明，開蓋後先喝一口？有片為證啊!

One Day Acuvue Define 大眼仔隱形眼鏡

2009-08-05T02:51:00.001-07:00

The "legendary" contact lens that literally makes your eyes look larger due to a colored cicle that mimicks a larger iris. There are many brands and even unknown brands with funny colours and "prints" like stars and shapes but the most common one is Acuvue. I'm not sure if it is sold outside Asia as they only have black and brown ones and that they are made in Japan.

Acuvue Define has 2 base curve sizes. It's very important that no matter what kind of contact lens you try, you NEED to have an optometrist to check your eyes. Especially for color contacts as they are usually offering fewer base curve choices.

So for those who are interested in these colored contacts, the main reason should be for looking good. I tried both colors personally, and since my eyes are really really really dark, the brown doesn't really do much. And the black looks natural on me however it didn't really enlarge my iris that much as mine are similar sizes already.

However for some people with paler iris color or smaller iris, these contacts do help making your eyes look larger and more doll like.

I remember years ago people here loved wearing coloured contacts like blue, green or light brown. I tried it too I must admit. But as Asian you can never fake being western if you don't have a matching look. And also, why not love your real self? The black or brown contacts can accentuate or Asian features without making us look weird or too unnatural and I'd say this is way better than the blue/gree/grey ones. Also it's got high comfort level if the curve fits you. But if you want something really dramatic, I'd say just stick to your real self and don't spend money on this one.

Also there are shops that sell all funky contact lens without the presence of an optometrist. Please do not buy from those shops as it can hurt your eyes. Your eyes are the windows of your soul and they are really important. Ill fitting contacts can lead to a lot of serious problems so don't take that risk.

Acuvue Define

One side is brown and one side is black. Can you guess?
猜猜那邊是黑，那邊是啡？

The black contacts doesn't really have much effect on me.
黑色鏡對我來說沒有很大的效果

傳說中會令你眼睛變大的大眼仔隱形眼鏡! 相信很多人都知道，它令你眼變大的原因，是因為鏡上有一個模擬大虹膜的色圈。市面常有幾個牌子都有提供這類產品，有些不知名的牌子甚至推出一些怪顏色或怪印花的，例如星星眼之類的隱形眼鏡。不過最普遍的都是Acuvue Define。不過，我不知道Johnson & Johnson有沒有在亞洲以外的地方售賣這產品，因為他們只有黑和啡的選擇。生產地為日本。

Acuvue Define只提供兩個弧度。請注意，無論你想試那一種隱形眼鏡，你都一定要找一位視光師幫你作檢查。尤其是顏色隱形眼鏡，因為它們通常都不會推出很多弧度的選擇。

對這些眼色隱形眼鏡有興趣的朋友大多都是因為愛美。我自己就兩個眼色都試用過。因為我的虹膜根本就是很黑很亮(不過不是很柔)，啡色鏡對我來說就是沒有甚麼效果。黑色的呢？可能我的虹膜也不小，所以隱形眼鏡並沒有加大我的眼睛有多少。

不過對於虹膜眼色較淡或虹膜較小的朋友來說，這些隱形眼鏡真的能讓你的眼睛看來大些，變成娃娃眼。

我記得很多年前曾經亦流行過顏色隱形眼鏡。當時的大概是外國人的藍綠啡等等的顏色。我不得不承認我也試過這些產品。但作為亞洲人，我想我們永遠都不能打扮成外國人罷，除非你天生有那個樣子! 還有最重要的是，為甚麼我們都不愛我們真正的自己？新的大眼仔隱形眼鏡可加強我們的東方美，但又不會令我們看來怪怪的和不自然。我覺得這個比起那些藍綠灰的外國人眼色好得多。如果弧度合適的話，戴Acuvue的舒適度亦很高。不過如果你想要誇張效果的，就不要浪費你的金錢了。

近來市面上亦有很多店鋪售賣各式顏色隱形眼鏡，但就沒有視光師在場的。請各位千萬不要光顧這些店啊!眼睛是靈魂之窗，對我們非常重要。不合適的隱形眼鏡會引至很多嚴重的眼睛問題，會傷及我們的眼睛啊。我們絕對不能冒這個險呢。

Introduction

2009-08-04T14:32:00.001-07:00

Hi. This is the first entry here at Lady's Guide. This is actually a continuum of my very popular Cantonese podcast that I have stopped updated for a year or so. Since a lot of audience inquired about my podcast, and that my production is not yet ready, I am launching this web site to hopefully cater for my fans' needs for now. Don't worry it will still be maintained after the new season of podcast is out as this would be a great place to collect your opinions and get more insights from what you want me to deliver.

Also this is a bilingual blog so for those who doesn't understand Chinese (Cantonese) and can't understand my podcast can still go to this blog for our girlie chat.

For those who haven't heard of me yet, my name is Vivien and I am, basically a lot of things and I can be very extreme. But one thing that I can never say I'm not is that I'm a female. And I am also a very curious, adventurous and caring one. That's why girl friends and even guy friends always come to me when they have questions, ranging from relationship, career, fashion, beauty and family matters. Through this blog and my podcast, I would like to share my thoughts with you as well, not just my friends. And I would like to help you in any way that I could. So if you have a question, or if you want me to talk about something, please feel free to leave me a message and I will try my best to respond to you.

This blog is still at the starting stage so it's still under construction. I'll put in more things in here in the coming weeks so please be patient and stay tuned!

章。這裡其實是我之前一個很受歡迎的同名Podcast的延續。近日有很多聽眾詢問我的Podcast何時會繼續播出。其實一齊都在籌備當中。但在新一季Podcast未推出之前，我想先開了這個部落格，先止一止Fans們的渴。不要擔心，Podcast重新推出後這個blog還會繼續的，因為這裡是跟你們溝通及收集意見的地方啊!

此外，這個blog會是中英文對照的。那麼不懂廣東話，聽不懂我Podcast的外國朋友也可以到這裡跟我談女人經。

相信亦有不少新朋友尚未認識我的。我是Vivien，是一個有非常多重身份的人，有時我也是破極端的。不過，有一個身份是永遠不變的，就是，我是女性。我還是一個好奇心很重、很有冒險精神，亦很關心人的女孩。所以我的女性以至男性朋有，在遇到問題時都愛找我聊天。無論是感情

、工作、時裝、美容或家庭問題，他們都會找我傾訴或問我意見。我希望我能透過此blog跟你及我的朋友們分享我的想法。所以如果你有任何問題，或想我談那些題目，都可以留言告訴我。我一定會盡力回覆的!

這個blog還是興建中，還有很多改善的空間。在未來的數星期我將加添多些內容及功能，希望大家暫時忍耐一下，並繼續留意這裡啊!